It's already been ten years, huh?
Sorry, Mitsuyoshi.
My departure was scheduled earlier on short notice.
Let's go take some pictures of trains once I get back, okay?
Daddy!
Whoa!
You've gotta be a good girl, okay, Yui?
Okay!
Well, Mitsuyoshi, Mom is going to drop Dad off at the airport, okay?
Yui and Grandpa, take care of Nyanko Big for me.
Have a safe trip!
I'm getting older and older, but your smiles never change.
Grandpa doesn't change one bit either, right, Nyanko Big?
He's gotten fatter, though.
You were the one who named him "Nyanko Big" so that he'd get big, weren't you, Big Bro?!
I don't remember that.
Heya, Mitsuyoshi!
Hello! Sorry to keep you waiting!
Welcome!
We've been expecting you, Kaoru-kun.
10 TH ANNUAL KAORU IJUIN
So, what are you gonna do this year?
Dun-da-da-dah!
The red-letter Tenth Annual Kaoru Ijuin Show is...
Ta-da!
I'm going to entertain you with every luxury imaginable!
Tada Never Falls in Love
Hey, look over here
The viewfinder is always set
If it isn't of you, then it doesn't appeal to me
Did something happen to me?
I walked past my friends
And my close friend, whom I keep missing
It's a turbulent world
By the time I realized it, the world was like a rainbow
Oh, seasons, stop
In the photos of our time together
Every single thing is shining brightly
Hey, there's one thing I want to tell you
I can't stop it or hide it anymore; that feeling is right here
Baby, before you vanish into this film we call "memories"
There's something I want to tell you
"I'm in love with you now"
It's Okay. They Don't Exist
Reserved for the Day
Grandpa, I'm gonna borrow your kitchen, 'kay?!
Okay, take your time.
All right! Let's get cracking!
So, Ijuin-kun's "show" is a party where we're treated to his cooking, huh?
He might not look like it, but Ijuin-kun is incredibly good at cooking!
I'm surprised.
Why?!
Senpai's family owns a famous, old Japanese-style restaurant, right?
Yeah!
That's why I'm pro-level at cooking! I mean, my cooking skills make even Iron Chefs green!
Right, Mitsuyoshi?!
Yeah...
You're green, no doubt.
That's not true!
Well, the meat from last year was pretty good, I guess.
But clouds of smoke billowed from the garden 'cause you barbecued, and Nyanko Big got all riled up!
Meow.
I saw you lose it, too, Nyanko Big!
Hiss!
Whoa there!
Cats' paw pads have a lot of pressure points, too, you know!
Meow!
A Trepid Nyanko Big update!
Meow-meow!
See you later!
Okay, okay, okay! Without further ado, I'm going to make some food!
Come forth, today's menu!
~Today's Menu~
Ta-da!
Here are the results from the preliminary survey for what everyone wants to eat most right now!
Starting with Teresa-chan!
~Today's Menu~
~Natto Roll~ Teresa-chan
Ta-da!
Natto roll!
Yes!
As for Alec...
~Katsudon~ Alexandra Magritte Note: Katsudon is a bowl of rice topped with a fried pork cutlet. "Katsu" is a homonym for the verb "win."
Ta-da!
Katsudon! Katsudon!
Alec, do you want to beat someone at something? Do you?
I want to beat your head in.
And meat-lover Yamashita Dog requested steak...
Yes! Meat!
Wait, Ijuin-senpai, you're losing steam!
~Steak~ Yamashita
It's okay.
Huh? What's okay?
Next! Class Rep requested...
Ta-da! Omurice!
~Omurice~ Class Rep
Wow!
I'll write your name for free.
You don't have to do that for me...
~Omurice~
Pin-senpai requested...
~Hamburg Steak~ Pin-senpai
Ta-da! Hamburg steak! Hamburg steak! Hamburg steak... uh...
I'll write your name for free!
You ran out of jokes, didn't you?
Tee-hee!
And Yui-chan requested...
Ta-da! Buri-daikon! Simple but refined!
Note: Buri-daikon is a dish of yellowtail and daikon simmered with soy sauce, sugar, ginger, and onion. ~Buri-daikon~ Yui-chang
By contrast, Mitsuyoshi requested...
~Curry Rice~ (Mild)
Mitsuyoshi
Curry! And mild curry, at that! Kiddy food!
Get off my back.
Are you the Little Prince?
Whatever. Just move on.
Okay! So, thanks for the amazingly diverse requests, everyone!
Well, these are no problem with my skills, so I'm gonna start cooking!
Oh, ingredients...
Bring it on!
Ijuin-kun is really fired up, isn't he?
He's more irritating than usual.
Oh! Writing "irritating" in kanji sure is difficult to write, isn't it?
Can you write it, Alec? Can you?
He's even more irritating.
Note: The kanji for "rose" is difficult for Japanese people to remember how to write.
I can write "rose"!
ROSE
Shall I prune you to death?
Eep! Okay, everyone. Look forward to your meals!
State one color of the rainbow!
Eek! Uh... p-purple!
The color of the rainbow is rainbow! Meet your maker!
I believe they do say one color of the rainbow...
But they get executed anyway...
Always make your heart rainbow!
Meet your maker!
Wow! Teresa-san, you're so powerful!
I won't lose!
Oh... Aw, man...
Yay!
Pin-senpai, here you go!
Ugh... The color of the rainbow...
...is rainbow!
You weren't able to execute him, huh?
Class Rep! Take this card!
No thanks.
Wha-?! You traitor!
Class Rep, please tell me you're not guru at this or something...
That's impossible.
Meet your maker!
WHAT?!
No fair, Big Bro!
Tada!
That's Senpai for you!
Do you need help with anything?
Okay, let's go!
Nope, I just have a little more to do, so it's okay! Thanks!
What about these?
Oh, it'd be helpful if you could put those in the fridge upstairs to keep them cool.
Got it!
Take care of that one.
Oh, okay!
Thanks, you two!
Then, I, too...!
NO!
The game isn't over yet! Sit as you were!
It's okay, Alec.
Hajime-chan, calm down. You're getting too worked up over this.
Okay...
Leave it here.
Okay!
Oh!
Meow!
This is where you were, Nyanko Big-san?
Meow!
Wow!
Are these photos of you and Yui-chan, Tada-kun?
Yeah.
You both were so cute!
Ah! You used to be this itty-bitty, huh, Nyanko Big-san?
Meow!
This sure is a lovely photo.
Something about it is similar to the photos you take, Tada-kun.
Or perhaps I should say the photo gives off a warm and fuzzy feeling.
No one's ever told me that before.
Huh?
That's the last photo my dad took of us.
He and my mom died in an accident ten years ago.
He took that picture of us on the morning that they left.
Only the camera came back intact, and that photo was inside of it.
It was ten years ago?
I bet you've been living your life wishing to be stronger ever since that day.
I don't know about that.
Mitsuyoshi! Teresa-chan! Food's ready!
We're heading down now!
Meow!
Wow! Looks good!
This is seriously amazing!
Let's eat!
Yeah! Eat like mad, everyone!
It's delicious!
Indeed!
How do you like it? Is it good? Is it good?
Yes! This meat's the best!
The yellowtail is so tender!
I know, right?! It's tender!
This is amazing, Ijuin-kun! You truly are amazing at cooking!
Yes, I am!
You've got a ways to go.
What?!
But you ate all of your food!
Geez, you're not very honest.
So, how is it, Mitsuyoshi?
Yeah, it's good.
Hnnng! Right? Right?!
I really am amazing!
Everyone, eat like mad! There's enough for seconds!
IJUIN
Seconds, please!
Meow!
That was so good, Ijuin-senpai!
It was so good that I overate!
I know, right?
But this year's Kaoru Ijuin Show goes on!
So, where are we going?
Do you really wanna know? Do you?
You've indeed become irritating, so out with it already.
Roger!
Well, this was the long-awaited tenth annual commemoration,
so I thought we'd try something totally new.
I'd reserved a sento for later.
You reserved a sento?!
Are you serious?!
I'm serious.
Just as you'd expect, rich people do things to the extreme.
Indeed... Yes...
"Sento"?
Note: The "sento" Teresa is thinking of means "battle."
Are we renting katana?
No, a sento is...
a public bathhouse.
THE Gin no Yu
Wow!
The Gin no Yu...
It's lovely!
This building looks like one that Rainbow Shogun would appear from.
Yeah! The building is nice, but the baths here are the best!
There's just one problem...
Huh?
Welcome This sure is a nice bath Pull
That's a kappa, right?
THE Gin no Yu
It's their mascot, though.
I guess. A real kappa isn't as nice.
There is no real or fake kappa.
They don't exist, after all.
That's true!
Let's head in.
Okay! So, let's sento, everyone!
This sure is a nice bathhouse.
Yeah.
I've actually never been to a sento before.
Well, you probably wouldn't go to one, usually.
I sometimes want to jump into a wide bath, so I come here every now and then.
I can see them! I can see them!
Huh?
The wall is transparent!
Your glasses are completely fogged up, you know.
Wow!
This is my first time at a bathhouse!
Yes.
I'm so impressed!
Okay.
I'm glad.
Do boys really love girls with big boobs?
Are you talking about Yamashita-san?
N-no!
I mean, in general!
Well... it wouldn't be right to think of someone like Hajime-chan as a representation of guys.
Oh! But the other day, Pin-senpai also said, "It's not about her chest size!"
What?! That's so true! Pin-senpai says some nice things, doesn't he?!
Yeah!
You're so kind, Teresa-san!
I'd be happy if you became my big brother's girlfriend!
What?!
Do you happen to have a boyfriend, Teresa-san?
Wh-what's gotten into you, all of a sudden?
So, do you?
Um, a b-boyfriend...?
She has one.
What?!
She has one?! Really?!
What's he like?! Tell me!
I was just kidding.
What?!
What gives? I believed you, Alec-san! Geez!
Then, how about you, Alec-san?
Do you have a boyfriend?
No, I don't.
Do you have a crush?
No, I don't.
Then, do you have a first love?
I haven't fallen in love yet.
Lies! You totally have a first love!
Huh?
I've never fallen in love, but I've read novels on it. So, I know what it's like.
People say that falling in love once is more important than reading hundreds of books.
Well, Alec has read thousands of books, so maybe that means she's fallen in love with dozens of people!
What?!
Really?! That's amazing! Come on, tell me about them!
They're having fun over there.
The Class Rep is laughing a lot, too.
That's pretty unusual, huh?
She laughs quite a bit.
You say that stuff, but you actually like the Class Rep, don't you, Pin-senpai?
That's impossible!
So, how about you, Yamashita Dog? Got a crush on anyone?
What?
You sorta seem like you'd go out with an older girl.
You're pretty sharp. But it's one-sided, so I've got no chance.
Is that girl... well-endowed?!
Is she well-endowed?! Is she?!
I don't want to say. Besides, does it have anything to do with you, Senpai?
It does! Asking for her chest size is male etiquette!
Hey, didn't you say that size doesn't matter?
The bigger, the better!
He's the worst.
Hm?
How about you, Ijuin-senpai?
I can't belong to anyone!
Okay, so you don't need anyone, right?
I do need someone! I seriously want a girlfriend!
How about you, Tada-senpai?
Hm?
There's no way he would have a crush!
If you did, you'd ask me for advice, right?!
That's true.
See?
What?! I want you to ask me for advice, too!
Okay.
Pin-senpai, how long are you going to soak in there?!
Huh?
Whoa, you look as red as an octopus!
I'll get out.
Pin-senpai!
Are you okay?!
Senpai! Senpai, get ahold of yourself!
His eyes are rolled back.
K-k-kappa... Kappa! He lost his balance because of the kappa!
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It would've been really dangerous if you had banged your head in the wrong spot.
It's a good thing you're okay.
Yeah...
Here.
You're really stupid.
Sorry.
Kappa really are scary! It's this guy's fault! This place was a kappa's lair after all!
Kappa don't exist.
What?!
There's one right here!
It stopped raining!
Yes! Yeah!
It's slippery, so watch your step.
Okay.
Kappa are so scary!
You okay?
Huh?
Yeah!
So, there you have it, everyone!
The Tenth Annual Kaoru Ijuin Show has come to a close!
Good job, Senpai!
Yeah! We had a good meal and a nice bath!
Despite you slipping.
Thank you very much, Ijuin-kun! I had a lot of fun!
Really?! Really?!
Yes!
Yeah, it was fun!
Right, Big Bro?
Yeah!
Great!
Welp, let's go home!
Yeah. Is the train station that way?
Yes.
Ah, I feel so good!
Feels different when you use a big bath, huh?
I don't know why, but I feel light on my feet.
My mind even feels light!
Senpai, you were...
Hey, Mitsuyoshi.
Yeah?
In case you're ever about to lose your balance because of a kappa, be sure to tell me!
It's okay. They don't exist. Besides, that'll never happen.
But if it did happen, you'd save me, right?
Well, it's never gonna happen, though.
You don't know that!
You never say anything, so...
Thanks for always doing this.
For doing what?
For the Kaoru Ijuin Show. But I'm okay now.
Wha- I mean, it's not like that! I know that you're okay!
But I'm doing this because I like to!
I'm gonna do this next year, the year after, and ALL the years that follow!
I don't care if you ask me to stop!
The Kaoru Ijuin Show will go on for all eternity, got that?!
So, brace yourself!
No way!
Why, you...!
Don't give me that!
Hey, stop it! I can't breathe!
What do you wanna eat next year?
Next year?!
Curry?
Curry is fine!
Spicy curry?
No!
Bye-bye! Thanks, Kaoru-kun!
Later!
See you tomorrow!
Today's the anniversary of my dad and mom's death.
Kaoru-kun seems to have done this so that we wouldn't be sad.
So, this is the Kaoru Ijuin Show's tenth year, too.
You know, I didn't get along with him a long time ago...
After the funeral, he kept pestering me every single day.
Mitsuyoshi!
Cheer up!
Mitsuyoshi!
Talk to me about anything, okay?!
But on the day of the first anniversary of my parents' death...
Mitsuyoshi!
Huh?
Today, I'm going to invite you to the Kaoru Ijuin Show, got that?!
I realized that that was his own way of being nice.
Ijuin-kun really cares about you, huh, Tada-kun?
I don't know about that.
He's a pest, but he's got some good points, too.
That's right, Alec-san!
Well, see you tomorrow.
Okay!
I kept wondering how long this would last
I had no idea why you were so pretty that day
After taking you away, someone who calls himself "God"
Says that I will never see you again
Where are you going? There was nothing I could do
You beautiful person
I miss you so much
If one of my wishes were to come true
I would want to hold you tight right now
I only wanted to be with you forever
Within my heart is a melody of a flood of tears
I can't ever forget the days I spent with you
I heard that katsudon is a dish that is served by police in Japan.
Did you hear that from Rachel? Aren't you being fooled again?
Alec...?
Hey, Alec!
Charles?! What are you doing here?
I came here after pursuing you.
The future queen of Larsenburg...
Princess Teresa de Larsenburg.
Tada-kun, I hear that it rains about 100 days a year in Tokyo.
Almost one-third of the year, huh? We've had a lot of guerilla rainstorms recently, too.
A gorilla rainstorm?!
It's "guerilla."
Next time: Episode 6, "I'm Not a Rain-bringer."
I'm Not a Rain-bringer
Please look forward to it!